Community of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Scholars

该项目每年颁发20个奖学金，并提供多种支持服务，以促进符合条件的学生在科学，技术，工程和数学（STEM）学科的全日制入学和学位成就。目标学科是生物，化学，计算机科学，工程，环境科学，数学和物理。智力优势：项目目标是：（1）招募，毕业和转移更多的STEM学生，特别是女性和代表性不足的少数民族;（2）为获奖者提供学术，职业和专业发展机会，以便转移到四年制院校或就业;（3）加强现有的非正式联盟协议，并与其他四年制院校发展这种关系，以方便获奖者的转移。招聘工作的重点是当地公立学校和社区学院的巴尔的摩县（CCBC）的学生目前就读于大学代数和科学课程。奖学金获得者将获得STEM教师的指导、学术/职业咨询、为期两天的夏季职业识别体验、包括每学期邀请演讲嘉宾的职业午餐的系列研讨会、与雇主和往届获奖者的交流机会、个人学术学习计划以及可选的STEM实习。鼓励受助人转学到四年制院校，指定高达20%的奖学金资金用于“跟踪”那些在STEM领域获得副学士学位或45个学分的获奖者。该项目以学生成功的学术文献为指导，并建立在学院与以前的NSF项目的成功基础上。更广泛的影响：该项目扩大了代表性不足的群体的参与，并加强了现有的学术合作伙伴关系，以提高学生对STEM领域的认识和准备。奖学金减少了获奖者在上大学时就业的需要，并允许学生全日制上学。通过项目网站、会议介绍和海报展示会传播成果，以及发表经同行审查的文章，扩大了项目的影响范围。

This project awards 20 scholarships annually and provides multiple support services to promote full-time enrollment and degree achievement in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines by eligible students. Target disciplines are Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering, Environmental Science, Mathematics, and Physics. Intellectual Merit: Project objectives are to: (1) recruit, graduate, and transfer increased numbers of STEM students, especially women and underrepresented minorities; (2) provide awardees with academic, career, and professional development opportunities for transfer to 4-year institutions or employment; and (3) strengthen existing informal consortia agreements and develop such relationships with other four-year institutions to ease awardees' transfer. Recruitment efforts focus on local public schools and Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) students currently enrolled in college algebra and science courses. Scholarship recipients receive mentoring by STEM faculty, academic/career advising, a two-day summer career identification experience, a seminar series with a career lunch featuring a guest speaker each semester, networking opportunities with employers and prior awardees, Individual Academic Learning Plans, and optional STEM internships. Recipients are encouraged to transfer to four-year institutions by designating up to 20% of the scholarship funds to "follow" awardees who have earned an associate degree or 45 credits in STEM fields when they transfer. The project is guided by the scholarly literature on student success and builds on the college's success with prior NSF projects.Broader Impacts: This project broadens participation of underrepresented groups and strengthens existing academic partnerships to increase student awareness of, and preparation for, STEM fields. Scholarships reduce awardees' need to obtain employment while attending college and allow the students to attend full-time. Dissemination of results through the project website, conference presentations and poster sessions, and publication of peer-reviewed articles extends the project's reach.